EXACTLY, that's the general plan with Rich. He really needs to stop the overly self-sacrificial stuff. Rich really does have that sad tendency to treat other people's lives as inherently more valuable than his. And he also got way too used to having to save the day alone or having things primarily rely on him. He needs to relearn how to rely on others. And I'd love to have Robbie involved. I think it'd be good for Rich to rely on his friends again, and good for his friends to get a chance to actually help him.
And I'd have to double-check with Shard for her take on Vance, but I don't think Rich would try to force Robbie into therapy or shame him, but he might eventually try to gradually nuuuudge him towards therapy, and whether it succeeds or not in the end is up to you. Dr. Ry'kerr is actually pretty competent and not weirdly extreme like a lot of fictional therapists are. In the comics, when Brainiac 5 nearly got killed by his long-lost mother and had trouble processing his emotions she BUM BUM BUM... had him keep a journal about his feelings. Which was basically exactly what he needed.
Rich would only nudge so much, though. I think he'd recognize that Robbie getting therapy for his issues actually touches ON his issues since he was mistreated so much by mental health professionals.
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And I'd have to double-check with Shard for her take on Vance, but I don't think Rich would try to force Robbie into therapy or shame him, but he might eventually try to gradually nuuuudge him towards therapy, and whether it succeeds or not in the end is up to you. Dr. Ry'kerr is actually pretty competent and not weirdly extreme like a lot of fictional therapists are. In the comics, when Brainiac 5 nearly got killed by his long-lost mother and had trouble processing his emotions she BUM BUM BUM... had him keep a journal about his feelings. Which was basically exactly what he needed.
Rich would only nudge so much, though. I think he'd recognize that Robbie getting therapy for his issues actually touches ON his issues since he was mistreated so much by mental health professionals.